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Brockie’s VH sells for $2.1m

Camera IconFollowing the record-smashing auction price for this storied Holden Commodore, the car may remain on public display.

Last Saturday’s auction of the two-time Bathurst- winning, ex-Peter Brock Holden VH Commodore for a record-smashing $2.1 million has heralded a new era for the Australian classic car market.

It means the value of at least one Australian car can be counted in the multiple millions of dollars.

The astonishing confluence of events around the sale of this car only added to the reach of influence which continues to emanate from the legacy of the late racing legend. Brock died on the first day of the 2006 Targa West rally in WA, when he crashed in Gidgegannup.

After the sale of the VH Commodore on the Saturday, Brock’s most famous protege, Craig Lowndes, won the Bathurst 1000 race on the Sunday.

It was Lowndes’ final Bathurst race as a full-time driver and his victory created a fitting link to Lowndes’ emotional win at Bathurst in 2006, only a month after Brock’s death.

Moreover, Lowndes’ co-driver Steven Richards is the son of Jim Richards, who won Bathurst seven times. Three of Jim’s wins were achieved co-driving with Brock.

One can only speculate on the value of the 2018 Bathurst- winning Holden ZB Commodore driven by Lowndes and Richards.

In the worldwide classic car market, the $2.1 million paid for the 1982/83 Bathurst-winning Brock car would get you some blue-chip classics. These include a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, a 1969 Bizzarrini Strada or a ratty Lamborghini Miura.

Camera IconThe $2.1 million spent on the Commodore last weekend could also have bought a Lamborghini Miura.Picture: Lamborghini

Lloyds Auctions, which handled the sale of the ex-Brock VH Commodore, told WestWHEELS this week it was possible the car would remain on public display.

“The dual Bathurst-winning Commodore was (bought by) an anonymous Australian buyer, who wants to put the car on display,” a spokesperson said.

Also in this sale was another muscle car, a white 1971 Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III, which had been driven by Brock on the Bathurst circuit for a magazine feature in 1992.

Although this Phase III was in excellent, original condition, it sold for “only” $800,000, well under the $1.03 million paid for a Phase III in June.

A 1985 Holden VK Group A “Blue Meanie” sold for $325,000.

Lloyds said in a statement the results and interest in this auction indicated many more race cars with links to Brock would soon surface to the market, including pieces of rare memorabilia.